To think parents should at least iron uniforms

I dont iron and I don’t do any uniform washing mid week. I can’t be bothered with ironing but I don’t like her looking scruffy for school so I’ve always had plenty of uniform to make life easier. Secondary school age now so doesn’t get grubby anymore but still has 6 white blouses, two skirts, one blazer, 2 PE kits. I expect her to hang her skirts and blazer up every night so they don’t get creased.

No thanks I don’t have the time, energy or inclination.

This is why I didn't bother.

And sitting in the car with seat belts on. And being covered with a cardi/jumper most of the year.

I iron their shirts if particularly creased. Usually the jumpers, shirts and trousers don't need ironing. If they're more creased than usual, then I'll iron them.

Yabu

Ironing is a waste of life.

I have an 18yo and a 16yo. And me and dh. Nobody irons anything. Haven’t done for about 20 years.

I do hang things carefully if they can’t be tumbled and I don’t buy things that crease badly. There are loads of easy care shirts on the market for kids and adults. Why anyone would make work for themselves by getting any other ones beats me.

I just think that life's too short myself

Some families have a whole load of more complicated stuff going on and would absolutely not have time to iron anything ever. Other people just hate ironing and have better things to do with their spare time. Both are equally fine options. As is enjoying / taking pride in ironing. We are all different and that is a good thing.

I bought an ironing board in 2015 - still in its wrapper.
Clothes need to be clean. That's important.
Ironed? Nope.

‘Should at least iron uniforms’

yes that’s the very least thing they can do. 🙄

not only do I not iron school uniform, I mean how creased can a school jumper / cardigan get? I don’t iron my own clothes, other than 1 shirt that I only wear occasionally. My husband sorts his own washing out and also only irons a shirt for the occasional wedding / funeral.

life’s too short for standing ironing.

but I do think the very least you OP can do is not judge other families on the school run.

We buy non-iron clothing for EVERYONE in the house. Non-iron school shirts are fantastic 👌

I suppose I could iron my son’s school shirts. But then he’d just take them upstairs and drop them in a heap on the floor, so I don’t think I’ll bother.

I hardly ever ironed uniforms or clothes, only when DD2 had a stupidly designed pleated skirt as part of her uniform where the pleats would come out in the wash.

Such a waste of time, and I hate the whole concept of compulsory school uniform anyway. If there must be one it should be all non iron and comfortable. I hated it when DD's school swapped comfortable polo shirts for shirts and a tie.

You have no idea what other pressures or time pressures other families are under. I’ve bought everything to be no-iron needed as there’s too much going on in our lives to add bloody ironing to the list but it’s also not necessarily cheap to do that. I’d say perhaps you have too much time on your hands to be caring about other kids aesthetics at the school gates. Unless it relates to a child’s actual health, well-being and safeguarding it’s really none of your or anyone’s business and says more about you than it does them that you feel strongly enough to start a post about it.

Primary - no point
Secondary - I only do shirts, because they look awful otherwise. Takes 10 mins. Don't judge anyone who doesn't though.

Exactly! My boys sort themselves out and they do an OKish job at it. My 9 yo is spot on now but my 7 yo with ADHD us all over the place but I roll with it 🤣

Don't think we even have an iron in the house, life's too short for that

My mum didn't iron my school blouses.

I don't iron a single thing.

Tip is not to ram the washer so the clothes don't get creased

Great that you have time but some of us haven't even had a night's sleep in years and can't spend precious time ironing with tight work schedules. You have n9 clue about others so stop being so judgy

Fuuuuuuck thaaaaaat

but it’s important to me that my children look presentable,

So focus on YOUR children and don’t worry about other people’s

I have very different criteria for evaluating parenting.

How many hours a week do you work OP? How many kids do you have? Are your well ironed kids judgemental and in your words 'mean' like you?

I just can’t imagine being as judgemental as you OP.
Im too busy getting my own children to school to be so nosy as to notice what everyone else is doing or wearing.

No thanks.
I’m not wasting my time ironing school
uniform.
You crack on if it’s important to you. There are plenty of things that are important to me that I do spend time doing but ironing is not one of them. Got bless non iron uniform 😂
No it’s not entirely crease free but it’s absolutely fine for our standards.

I iron stuff but then I find it crumpled on the bed with dd lying on top of it before she’s even worn it